Dr. Blanchard notes Team Obama's difficulty in addressing the old campaign question, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" That may not be the right question. It may be an incompetent question. Paul Krugman suggests that,…
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Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the 2011 Crime in South Dakota report. AG Jackley says our crime stats show "that South Dakota remains a relatively safe place to live as a result of law enforcement efforts, strong community involvement,…
KELO reports that the state officials are studying why South Dakota's incarceration rate is so much higher than the rate in neighboring states. How much higher? State Incarceration Rate State Incarceration Rate Alabama 648 Montana 378 Alaska 340 Nebraska 247…
Governor Daugaard contends that South Dakota needs to create special bonuses for math and science teachers in order to keep those teachers in education. However, as seems to be the case with every aspect of his destructive House Bill 1234,…
A friend sends me the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which finds that South Dakotans just barely miss the top ten for folks who feel like they're living the good life. We rank 11th on personal perception of well-being. A number…
Doug Wiken revs up my spreadsheet with his response to a new Time article that challenges the Republican mantra that regulation kills economic growth. Reporter Stephen Gandel compares economic growth over the last five years with the World Bank's rankings…
New health data show that Lake County is among the longest-living counties in South Dakota. In 2007, men in the greater Madison metro area could expect to hang around for 76.8 years, tying with Moody County men for the ninth-highest…
Yankton voters go to the polls today to vote on a $4.2-million-per-year property tax opt-out to make up for the state's unwillingness to meet its obligation to support K-12 education. By hiring an out-of-state consultant, opponents of the opt-out have…